Oatmeal Cream Pie Cookies

              Oatmeal Cream Pie Cookies

Now, I honestly can't say that these taste exactly like your mass produced store bought version but they are awesome on their own merit. The cookieis a great recipe by itself, and when you add the cream filling...mmmm, even better.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

For The Cookie: (look ahead for the cream filling ingredients)

1 cup butter (brought to room temperature)
3/4 cup dark brown sugar (I used light brown and just packed it more firmly)
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 TBLS honey
1 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup (quick) oat meal

Cream together butter, brown sugar and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, honey and vanilla beat until fully mixed.

In a separate mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Slowly add into the butter mixture until just mixed then stir in oats until evenly distributed. Chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.

I rolled the dough into small balls to try to get more equally shaped cookies and pressed them down slightly when I put them on the cookie sheet. Make sure they are not placed to close together to avoid too much blending together and get that nice round shape. Bake for 8-10 minutes until the edges are just starting to brown. (The middle may still seem to doughy-don't worry, they will finish firming up.) Let cookies cool on baking sheet so they set before transferring them to a cooling rack.

While your cookies cool you can make the cream filling-

Cream Filling Ingredients:

2 egg WHITES
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp cream of tarter
1/2 tsp vanilla

In a double boiler add egg whites, sugar and cream of tarter heating over simmering water. Whisk frequently heating until egg whites become very frothy and sugar is all dissolved.

(If you have a stand mixture you can transfer to bowl and use whisk attachment on high.)  Beat on high until egg mixture is stiff and forms peaks. Should be light in texture. Carefully fold vanilla into the mixture until fully mixed.

Now the fun part. Cream those cookies!!! I don't think any direction is needed here. Try to get the closest sized cookies paired up for 'pies' and enjoy!!

Make sure that you store them in an air tight container.